ITP Metal Casting: 2002 Metal Casting Industry of the Future ...

World Casting Production
Exhibit 10
In 2001, the U.S. dropped to second
2001 World Ferrous Casting Production
in world ferrous casting production
(Share of Tonnage Produced)
with 16% of the world market.
Exhibit 10 illustrates world ferrous
casting production for 2001 based
France 4%
China 24%
on tonnage produced. China leads
Germany 7%
Russia, and Italy. 21 U.S. 24%
the world in ferrous casting
production with 24% of the world
India 5%
market. In 2000 and 2001, China
experienced a 10% and 7% growth
in ferrous casting shipments
respectively while the U.S.
Italy 2%
Japan 8%
experienced nearly a 10% decline in
casting shipments in 2001. Other
major producers of ferrous castings
are Russia, Germany, Japan, and
India. 20
Exhibit 11 illustrates world
Korea 3%
Mexico 2%
Russia 10%
Spain 2%
U.S. 16%
nonferrous casting production for
Taiwan 2%
Great Britian 2%
2001 based on tonnage produced.
The U.S. was the leader in
nonferrous castings across nearly
Exhibit 11
all alloy types with 24% of the
2001 World Nonferrous Casting Production
world market share, down slightly
(Share of Tonnage Produced)
from 27% during 2000. Japan
followed the U.S. with 12% of the
India 2%
Italy 9%
world market. Aluminum
Germany 8%
represented 90% of Japan’s
nonferrous casting shipments,
Japan 12%
whereas the U.S. was more
diversified with aluminum
accounting for 68% of the
nonferrous casting shipments.
China held 11% of the world
Mexico 8%
market. Mexico continued to have
strong nonferrous production with
8% of the world market share.
This is a significant increase from
Russia 6%
1995 when Mexico held only 2.9%
of the world market share. Other
leading producers of nonferrous
Spain 3%
Taiwan 3%
castings include: Germany,
Canada 1%
Brazil 3%
Other 10%
France 4%
China 11%
Brazil 1%
Other 9%
20
Staff Writer, “36 th Census of World Casting Production- 2001” Modern Castings, December 2002 p. 23.
21
Ibid
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